Predicting the potential distribution of the alien invasive American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in Brazil

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 585-590

  Giovanelli, João G R ^a   Haddad, Célio F B ^a   Alexandrino, João ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

American bullfrog; Anura; Bioclim; Ecological modeling; Exotic species; Maxent

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENTROPY; FROG; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NICHE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RAINFOREST;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; LITHOBATES; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 44049091321     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9154-5     Document Type: Article

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